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Dick Durbin

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Richard Durbin, commonly known as Dick Durbin, is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Illinois since 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he has held various leadership roles, including Senate Majority Whip. Durbin has been a prominent advocate for issues such as healthcare reform, immigration policy, and gun control. He has also played a significant role in negotiations on budget and appropriations matters in the Senate.

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Mar 21, 2023

According to one estimate in 2022 alone, fraud schemes involving cryptocurrency totaled more than $9 billion. Does that surprise you?

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Mar 21, 2023

This is an industry which you have said is, quote, 'Rife with fraud, scams, and abuse.' Did you say that recently?

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Mar 16, 2023

I asked one of your staff leaders in the Department of Agriculture, and she said that despite the fact that the agency had paid out these SNAP benefits for 20 years it was the result of a mistake.

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Mar 16, 2023

I also think it is important for us to look at creative ways in which those solar farms could coexist with additional operations.

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Mar 16, 2023

Do you believe that human activity has any impact on our climate and environment?

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Mar 16, 2023

I asked one of your staff leaders in the Department of Agriculture, and she said that despite the fact that the agency had paid out these SNAP benefits for 20 years it was the result of a mistake.

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Mar 16, 2023

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 858 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

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Mar 16, 2023

I think it is important for us to encourage the utilization of that opportunity on highly erodible land.

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Mar 16, 2023

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 862 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

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Mar 16, 2023

when the Constitution was written, there were some fundamental principles which were included, and one of them said that any declaration of war in the United States had to have the approval of the American people through their elected…

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Mar 16, 2023

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 858 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

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Mar 16, 2023

Thank you very much, Madam Chair, and Mr. Secretary, it is good to see you.

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Mar 16, 2023

today, the Senate will vote to confirm Jessica G.L. Clarke to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Born in Akron, OH, Ms. Clarke received her B.A. from Northwestern University in 2001 and earned her J.D. from The…

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Mar 16, 2023

behind the scenes of our Nation's courtrooms and jails, we will find some of our most dedicated public servants. They are America's public defense lawyers. They work long hours for low pay, and even less attention and acclaim, to protect…

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Mar 16, 2023

Do you believe that human activity has any impact on our climate and environment?

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Mar 16, 2023

I also think it is important for us to look at creative ways in which those solar farms could coexist with additional operations.

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Mar 16, 2023

Thank you very much, Madam Chair, and Mr. Secretary, it is good to see you.

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Mar 16, 2023

I think it is important for us to encourage the utilization of that opportunity on highly erodible land.

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Mar 15, 2023

I can't square that decision with the actual danger that women and police officers face from armed domestic abusers, and I don't believe the Founders of this Nation would've wanted courts to simply ignore this danger when applying the…

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Mar 15, 2023

They seem to have expanded it to almost anything.

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Mar 15, 2023

We owe it to these Americans to enact laws that will help protect them from being shot and killed.

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Mar 15, 2023

Poverty is an important overlay in this question, and it applies to Hispanic neighborhoods as well as Black neighborhoods.

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Mar 15, 2023

I believe that well-regulated firearm ownership, to keep Americans safe, is consistent with the Second Amendment.

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Mar 15, 2023

I discussed this approach with both Justice Kavanaugh and Justice Barrett at their confirmation hearings, because I was concerned about what a conservative majority on the Supreme Court would do to our gun laws.

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Mar 15, 2023

Our coming and going has a lot to do with things beyond our control.

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